Characterisation of thermal sprayed bioceramics coatings

• Main Author: Au Yong, Po Lung.
• Other Authors: Khor, Khiam Aik
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/5973
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Previous studies on in vitro investigation of biomaterials, in particular hydroxyapatite and hydroxyapatite –zirconia coatings, have been reviewed. Several types of artificial physiological fluids have been used in such studies such as Kokubo’s simulated body fluid (SBF), Hanks’ solution (HS) and t...